Two arrested in Friday morning drug bust

NORWICH – An early morning raid on a Town of Norwich hotel room led to the arrest of two Syracuse drug dealers.

Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Norwich City Police executed a no-knock warrant on a room in a Town of Norwich hotel at approximately 5 a.m. on Friday. A quantity of crack cocaine was seized, along with drug paraphernalia and cash.

The room’s occupants, Shakir X. Elliott, 22, and a 16-year old female, both of Syracuse, were taken into custody.